Shloka 5

धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry to Sañjaya

Devanagari script

रसानां चाभवन्‌ कुल्या भक्ष्याणां चापि पर्वता: । सहस्रव्यामा नृपते यूपाश्चासन्‌ हिरण्मया:,वहाँ रसकी नहरें बहती थीं और अन्नके पहाड़ों-जैसे ढेर लगे हुए थे। राजन्‌! उनके यज्ञमें सहस्र व्याम-विस्तृत सुवर्णमय यूप सुशोभित होते थे

Transliteration

rasānāṁ cābhavan kulyā bhakṣyāṇāṁ cāpi parvatāḥ | sahasravyāmā nṛpate yūpāś cāsan hiraṇmayāḥ ||

Translation

Channels of rich juices and nectarean drinks flowed there, and heaps of food rose like mountains. O King, in that sacrifice golden sacrificial posts (yūpas), each extending a thousand vyāmas, stood resplendent—evoking the grandeur of Vedic ritual abundance and royal munificence.

Word by Word

• रसानाम्: of juices/nectars
• रसानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अभवन्: were/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कुल्याः: channels, rivulets
• कुल्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भक्ष्याणाम्: of eatables/foods
• भक्ष्याणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पर्वताः: mountains (heaps)
• पर्वताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहस्रव्यामाः: measuring a thousand vyāmas (in extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रव्याम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृपते: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यूपाः: sacrificial posts
• यूपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• हिरण्मयाः: golden, made of gold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• nṛpati (the King addressed)
• yūpa (sacrificial post)
• yajña (sacrifice, implied by yūpa)